Judy Garland remains one of the enduring icons of show business, retaining a mystique and a huge fan following half a century after her death in 1969, an anniversary which prompted the release not only of this collection, but also of a companion set on Acrobat “The Judy Garland Collection 1953-62” (ACSCD6006), the two anthologies providing a thorough overview of the first quarter-century of her career. Also released at this time, of course, is a new film devoted to the legendary star “Judy”, a biopic focusing on her visit to London to perform at The Talk Of The Town, just a few months before her death. Her appeal as an artist was multi-faceted, encompassing her screen appearances, her many fine albums, and her intensely dramatic ‘live’ performances.
This great-value 78-track 3-CD set covers her time with Decca from her 1936 debut through to 1948, and comprises her releases during the first era of her career, including performances with Johnny Mercer, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, Dick Haymes and The Merry Macs. Includes the chart hits “Over The Rainbow”, “I’m Nobody’s Baby”, “ A Journey To A Star”, “The Trolley Song”, “Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis”, “Have Yourself A Merry Little, Christmas”, “This Heart Of Mine”, “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe”, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. Needless to say, it is a thoroughly entertaining showcase for her unique talent.
REVIEWS
“50 years after her untimely death and coinciding with the release of the biopic Judy, this is a very timely batch of new releases which certainly in the case of the two Acrobat sets bids fair to being the definitive issue of Garland studio recordings, containing as they do nearly 200 tracks between them... Great credit to Acrobat for the thoroughly diligent way they have assembled this impressive tribute project. It's always heartening to see such care lavished upon a project such as this. ” – Gerry Stonestreet (In Tune Issue 335)
Disc 1 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Stompin' At The Savoy |
Judy Garland |
2 |
Swing Mr. Charlie |
Judy Garland |
3 |
Everybody Sing |
Judy Garland |
4 |
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm |
Judy Garland |
5 |
Dear Mr. Gable (You Made Me Love You) |
Judy Garland |
6 |
You Can't Have Everything |
Judy Garland |
7 |
Cry, Baby, Cry |
Judy Garland |
8 |
Sleep My Baby Sleep |
Judy Garland |
9 |
It Never Rains But What It Pours |
Judy Garland |
10 |
Ten Pins In The Sky |
Judy Garland |
11 |
Over The Rainbow |
Judy Garland |
12 |
The Jitterbug |
Judy Garland |
13 |
In-Between |
Judy Garland |
14 |
Sweet Sixteen |
Judy Garland |
18 |
Oceans Apart |
Judy Garland |
19 |
Figaro |
Judy Garland |
20 |
Embraceable You |
Judy Garland |
21 |
Swanee |
Judy Garland |
22 |
Wearing Of The Green |
Judy Garland |
23 |
Friendship |
Judy Garland & Johnny Mercer |
24 |
Buds Won't Bud |
Judy Garland |
25 |
I'm Nobody's Baby |
Judy Garland |
26 |
(Can This Be) The End Of The Rainbow |
Judy Garland |
27 |
Our Love Affair |
Judy Garland |
28 |
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows |
Judy Garland |
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Disc 2 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
It's A Great Day For The Irish |
Judy Garland |
2 |
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow |
Judy Garland |
3 |
The Birthday Of A King |
Judy Garland |
4 |
The Star Of The East |
Judy Garland |
5 |
How About You? |
Judy Garland |
6 |
Fdr Jones |
Judy Garland |
7 |
Blues In The Night |
Judy Garland |
8 |
Poor You |
Judy Garland |
9 |
The Last Call For Love |
Judy Garland |
10 |
For Me And My Gal |
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly |
11 |
When You Wore A Tulip |
Judy Garland & Gene Kelly |
12 |
I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You) |
Judy Garland |
13 |
On The Sunny Side Of The Street |
Judy Garland |
14 |
Poor Little Rich Girl |
Judy Garland |
15 |
That Old Black Magic |
Judy Garland |
16 |
Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart |
Judy Garland |
17 |
Fascinating Rhythm |
Judy Garland |
18 |
I'm Just Wild About Harry |
Judy Garland |
19 |
No Love, No Nothin' |
Judy Garland |
20 |
A Journey To A Star |
Judy Garland |
21 |
Embraceable You |
Judy Garland |
22 |
Could You Use Me? |
Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney |
23 |
But Not For Me |
Judy Garland |
24 |
Bidin' My Time |
Judy Garland |
25 |
I Got Rhythm |
Judy Garland |
26 |
Boys And Girls Like You And Me |
Judy Garland |
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Disc 3 |
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Track |
Title |
Artist |
1 |
Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis |
Judy Garland |
2 |
Skip To My Lou |
Judy Garland |
3 |
The Boy Next Door |
Judy Garland |
4 |
The Trolley Song |
Judy Garland |
5 |
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
Judy Garland |
6 |
In The Valley (Where The Evenin' Sun Goes Down) |
Judy Garland |
7 |
It's A Great Big World |
Judy Garland |
8 |
Swing Your Partner Round And Round |
Judy Garland |
9 |
This Heart Of Mine |
Judy Garland |
10 |
Love |
Judy Garland |
11 |
You've Got Me Where You Want Me |
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland |
12 |
Yah-Ta-Ta, Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk, Talk, Talk) |
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland |
13 |
On The Atchison, Topeka & The Santa Fe |
Judy Garland & The Merry Macs |
14 |
If I Had You |
Judy Garland & The Merry Macs |
15 |
You'll Never Walk Alone |
Judy Garland & The Merry Macs |
16 |
Smilin' Through |
Judy Garland & The Merry Macs |
17 |
For You, For Me, Forevermore |
Dick Haymes & Judy Garland |
18 |
Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? |
Dick Haymes & Judy Garland |
19 |
Changing My Tune |
Judy Garland |
20 |
There Is No Breeze (To Cool The Flame Of Love) |
Judy Garland |
21 |
Don't Tell Me That Story |
Judy Garland |
22 |
Mine |
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland |
23 |
Connecticut |
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland |
24 |
I Wish I Were In Love Again |
Judy Garland |
25 |
Nothing But You |
Judy Garland |